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Use the topics to help you find presentations on topic that interest you, but keep in mind that presenters often talk about a variety of topics, so you'll find many presentations listed in a number of categories.

Fight fear with facts. Learn the basics of prostate cancer, understand your diagnosis, know your options. Become an informed participant in your own treatment.

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Fight fear with facts. Learn the basics of prostate cancer, understand your diagnosis, know your options. Become an informed participant in your own treatment.

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Fight fear with facts. Learn the basics of prostate cancer, understand your diagnosis, know your options. Become an informed participant in your own treatment.

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Prostate cancer experts talk about "active surveillance," the practices and protocols to follow in order to carefully monitor the state of the prostate before treatment becomes necessary.

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Fight fear with facts. Learn the basics of prostate cancer, understand your diagnosis, know your options. Become an informed participant in your own treatment.

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Immunotherapy treats the whole body by attempting to activate a person's immune system so that it will destroy any prostate cancer cells within the body instead of attacking cancer cells directly.

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Fight fear with facts. Learn the basics of prostate cancer, understand your diagnosis, know your options. Become an informed participant in your own treatment.

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Chemotherapy is sometimes used if prostate cancer has spread outside the prostate gland and hormone therapy isn’t working. Experts discuss taxenes and newer agents.

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Fight fear with facts. Learn the basics of prostate cancer, understand your diagnosis, know your options. Become an informed participant in your own treatment.

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General information about PCa - how it is different from other cancers. Support groups and Emotional support. Decision factors. Diet, exercise, vitamins.

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Fight fear with facts. Learn the basics of prostate cancer, understand your diagnosis, know your options. Become an informed participant in your own treatment.

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Recent advances in prostate cancer genetics have transformed the field. Researchers talk about abnormal genes and the use of genetics for treatment decisions.

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Fight fear with facts. Learn the basics of prostate cancer, understand your diagnosis, know your options. Become an informed participant in your own treatment.

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Radical prostatectomy. Open vs. Robotic surgery. Side effects of prostate surgery.

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Fight fear with facts. Learn the basics of prostate cancer, understand your diagnosis, know your options. Become an informed participant in your own treatment.

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Diagnosis and intensification of treatment of advanced prostate cancer. Metastatic or oligometastatic disease. Hormone Sensitive and Castration Resistant. Quality of life with advanced cancer.

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Fight fear with facts. Learn the basics of prostate cancer, understand your diagnosis, know your options. Become an informed participant in your own treatment.

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Most treatments for prostate cancer have side effects, ranging from incontinence to erectile disfunction (ED), from emotional issues and overall quality of life changes.

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Fight fear with facts. Learn the basics of prostate cancer, understand your diagnosis, know your options. Become an informed participant in your own treatment.

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Descriptions of various kinds of radiation treatment for prostate cancer, including IMRT (standard radiation), SBRT (MRI assisted high-dose, short course), proton, radioactive seed implantation.

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Fight fear with facts. Learn the basics of prostate cancer, understand your diagnosis, know your options. Become an informed participant in your own treatment.

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Androgen suppression, Androgen Receptor Inhibitors, Agonist vs Antagonist. The use of androgen receptor inhibitors such as Lupron to manage prostate cancer.

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Fight fear with facts. Learn the basics of prostate cancer, understand your diagnosis, know your options. Become an informed participant in your own treatment.

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What's on the horizon for the management of prostate cancer. Advances in oncology, imaging, detection.

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Fight fear with facts. Learn the basics of prostate cancer, understand your diagnosis, know your options. Become an informed participant in your own treatment.

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Screening (PSA), Biopsy, Pathology reports, Imaging (MRI, PSMA, CT scan, bone scan). What it takes to define the disease.

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Fight fear with facts. Learn the basics of prostate cancer, understand your diagnosis, know your options. Become an informed participant in your own treatment.

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Moninvasive techniques for destroying small tumors inside the prostate while leaving the remaining gland intact. Treatments include cryotherapy (freezing), HIFU (ultrasound), and lasers.

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Fight fear with facts. Learn the basics of prostate cancer, understand your diagnosis, know your options. Become an informed participant in your own treatment.

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Theranostics combines PSMA-PET/CT imaging with a targeting compound (ligand) with a therapeutic radioisotope (radioactive particle) injected into the blood to target the cancer cells. Researchers provide frequent updates.

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Fight fear with facts. Learn the basics of prostate cancer, understand your diagnosis, know your options. Become an informed participant in your own treatment.

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Insurance and Medicare

Coverage may change from year to year, so we keep only presentations that are current for the year. 

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